Sheltered seat



E. RAMSAY SHELTERED SEAT Filed June 23, 1947 Jan. 9, 1951 Patented Jan. 9, 1,951

UNITED STATES ENT orfrlc Erskine Ramsay, Birmingham, Ala.

Application June 23, 1947, Serial No. 756,444

4 Claims.

`a sheltered seat embodying a plurality of seat supporting frame members each of which is formed of a pair of vertically disposed front and rear members projecting below the seat to pro- :vide supporting legs, and in which the rear member -of each frame is bent forwardly at its upper end to overhand the seat, thus to provide a suD- porting frame for sheets of material adapted to form a roof and a wall to shelter the seat.

Another object is to provide a structure of the character described in which the roof is formed of metal sheets electrically insulated from the remainder of the structure, thereby to prevent persons within the structure from being shocked inthe .event .a live electric wire falls on the roof.

A structure embodying features of my invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing forming a part of this application in which:

Fig. 1 is a fragmentary front view with a portion of the front frame member broken away and showing my improved sheltered seat installed on a safety platform;

Fig. 2 is a detail sectional view taken along line II-l'l of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a detail sectional view taken along line III- III of Fig. 2;

Fig. 4 is a detail sectional view taken along line IV--IV of Fig. 1; and,

Fig. 5 is a detail sectional view taken along line V-V of Fig. 1.

Referring now to the drawing for a better and the `lower ends `I3 and. I4 Qf the members 2 I0 and II are adapted to be inserted in tubular members I6 and VI'I which may conveniently be y embedded in a safety platform I8 which, as well understood, generally is formed of concrete. As shown more clearly in Fig. 2 of the drawing, the upper end of the rear' member I l is bent forwardily to overhang the front of the structure.

The members Ill and II are cross connected adjacent their lower ends by a pair of wooden members Id'and 2l clamped about the members Iil and Il by means of bolts 22 and nuts 23 therefor. If desired, other bolts 2i! may pass through suitable openings in the members Ill =and Il and the wooden members I9 and 2|, thus to more securely fasten the same together. Supported on the members I9 and 2l at each end is a seat 24 formed preferably of wood. )The `seat is notched out as indicated at 2.6 to t about the front member Il). The seat is provided with a wooden back 2l, supported in a manner later to be described, and the angle between the seat t24 and the back 21 may be faired by means of 'a triangular strip 2B.

`Secured to the rear side of the rear member I'gl by means of U-shaped straps 29 and screws '31 is a strip of insulating material 32, grooved out as indicated at 33 to fit snuglyagainst the side: .of the member II. The strip 32 may be' formed by grooving a strip of wood and extends from the tcp of the platform I8 to the end of the rear frame member II.

In order to provide a roof and a rear wall for the structure7 I secure to the rear side of the strip 32 by means of screws 34 a sheet of material 3G. The sheet 3B extends from the top of the platform I8 up the rear side of the strip 32, and overhangs the member I I as indicated at 31.

The back 21 for the seat 24 preferably is formed ofwooden boards divided into sections disposed to t endwise between the frames F. The sections of the back 2l are secured to the sheets of material 3&5 by means of screws 38 and are further supported by having their bottom edges rest on the cross members I9 and 2|. It will be apparent that the back portions 21 of the seat thus are positioned slightly behind the rear frame members II, thus to define a structure wherein the seat is divided into a plurality of compartments.

From the foregoing the manner of constructing my improved sheltered seat will be readily understood. As stated, I prefer to make the supporting frames F of tubular stock for the sake of strength and lightness, though it will be obvious that they may be constructed of other materials. By providing the insulating strip 32, the roof and rear side wall formed of the sheets 36 are insulated from the remainder of the structure. This factor becomes important when the device is placed beneath high voltage electrical lines, for instance trolley lines, for the reason that these lines sometimes break and possibly would injure persons in contact with the frame if the line should happen to fall upon the roof or against the side of the structure. To further protect users of the structure against shock, I may secure to the sheets 36 a sheet of insulating material 39 which extends from the upper edge of the back partially up the wall. By clamping the seat supporting members i9 and 2l about the members IU and I I I am able to provide ready means for adjusting the height of the seat 211.`

From the foregoing it will be apparent that I have devised an improved sheltered seat which may be manufactured cheaply and which when constructed as shown and described has the necessary strength to withstand the usual hard use to which structures of this type are put when erected in public places. Also, it will .'oe apparent that I have devised a sheltered seat in which persons using the same are protected against electrical shocks due to falling electric lines,

While I have shown my invention in but one form, it will be obvious to those skilled in the art that it is not so limited, but is susceptible of various changes and modications, without departing from the spirit thereof, and I desire,

therefore, that only such limitations shall be 4placed thereupon as are specically set forth in vthe appended claims.

What I claim is: l. In a sheltered seat, a plurality of vertically 'disposed seat and roof supporting frames each formed of front and rear tubular members spaced 'apart at their lower ends, said rear member being curved at its upper end to overhang the front of von the cross members, a strip of insulating material secured to the rear side of the rear member,

'a sheet of material secured to the strip of insulating material and disposed to form a roof and rear wall for the seat, and a back for the seat secured to the sheet of material.

2. A sheltered scat as dened in claim 1 in which the back for the seat comprises Wooden members divided into sections to t between the frames.

3. A sheltered seat as dened in claim 1 in which the back for the seat comprises Wooden members divided into sections to t endwise between the frames and are supported on their lower edges by the cross members.

4. In a sheltered seat, a plurality of spaced vertically extending seat and roof supporting frames each formed of a front straight tubular member and a rear tubular member curved outwardly at its upper end to overhang the seat, the upper end of the front member being welded to the rear member and the lower ends of both members being disposed for insertion in sockets and the like thereby to support the entire structure, vertically adjustable members clamped at each end to the front and rear members adjacent their lower ends, a seat spanninggthe frames and supported on the cross members, a wooden strip secured to the rear side of the rear frame member and extending the length thereof, a metallic sheet covering secured to the strip thereby to form a roof and wall for the seat electrically insulated from the remainder of the structure, a wooden back for the seat divided into sections to iit endwise between the frames and lie against the sheet of material, and fastening means for securing th back to the sheet of material.

ERSKINE RAMSAY.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the iile of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,926,796 Stransky Sept. 12, 1933 2,108,685 McDonough Feb. 15, 1938 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 56,088 Denmark 1939 

